Wendy Knight, Author

Thursday, September 18, 2014

10 Reasons I love being a writer

Being a writer is my dream job. Ever wondered why? Ahem.
I give you:

Top Ten Reasons I Love Being a Writer

1. Nightmares? They’re not so scary when I make them into stories.

2. Non-nightmares can be scary once I bring them to life. Bwahahahha.

3. Covers. Sometimes I create a whole story just because I found a picture I love and can already envision my cover.

4. If I didn’t write, I’d probably be considered insane and locked up in a padded room for life.

5. Two words: Battle. Unicorns.

6. I love writing super tough heroines. I’m showing my daughters that girls can be the heroes of their own stories—we don’t need boys to save us. Hopefully, that message will reach other girls, too.

7. I love talking to readers who love my books. It’s like they can see into my head and still like me!

8. The writing community is amazingly supportive. All my best friends are writers. We help each other through the bad days and celebrate together on the good days.

9. Writing gives me a reason to play on Pinterest. Er, research. Research on Pinterest.

10. I give all the people in my head a life of their own, and then I let them go. Except Ari. She’s pretty stubborn and even after five books, she’s still there.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Shattered Assassin Cover Reveal

Here's my piece! Grab it and go!

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Rone Awards

Earlier this year, Feudlings and Warrior Beautiful were both eligible for a Rone award--given out by the fabulous In'Dtale Magazine. Feudlings made it to the final round with five other amazing books, but Warrior Beautiful did not.

SO.

The awards were a couple weeks ago. Adorable Husband's best friend lives in Arizona, so we made a fun weekend out of it--we drove down and he drove up and we met in the middle and spent all weekend playing in Vegas.

Also, the awards.

Feudlings won!! I didn't expect it to happen. I was totally unprepared--I hadn't written a speech or anything, so of course I sounded like a dork when I went up to accept my award. Still, it was a blast, and I was so honored!

The awards theme was Paris Nights

It's Marti! Another AP author :)

Adorable brother and Adorable Husband

Random adorable mime

Me with my award. My boots make me happy

My award. Eeeep!

OneHundred Word Wednesday-The Pink Glove Lay on the Ground, Almost Covered

So, I thought I was taking the summer off, to focus on writing and family. But this summer has been insane, and I've gotten very little writing done. Fortunately, I've spent a lot of time with family, but most of it has been nursing the sick.
HOWEVER
However, we are all better. Oldest is safely off to camp, and my two little ones are playing tag in the living room (not so safely). In between crying spells when they inevitably crash into the wall or the table, here's my 100 word story for the week!

The prompt: The pink glove lay on the ground, almost covered

My take:

The pink glove lay on the ground, almost covered by all the luggage—everyone was going home. He recognized it immediately. It was hers. The girl he’d been trying to talk to all week. But she was shy, and all his attempts to impress her had gone unnoticed.

He dug the glove from under the pile and looked desperately across the courtyard for her. She was standing by a car, staring at the ground, her other glove in her hand. He jogged over, heart in his throat. “You dropped this.”

She smiled shyly at him, taking the glove. “Thank you.”

Now see how everyone else did it!